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Compassion vs Empathy: What is the Difference?
Compassion and empathy are often substituted for one another, but they do not have the same meaning. Compassion means having sympathy and concern for someone else’s suffering along with wanting to go alongside them on their journey. Whereas empathy is defined more by an understanding and relating to the feelings of another person.
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Common Goal Setting Obstacles and How to Maneuver around Them
Many people have issues with goal setting due to setting limiting obstacles in their own way. Some of the most common barriers to goals setting involve fear and lack of belief in yourself enough to even set a goal, much less follow steps toward achieving them. Perhaps if you know some of the most common…
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8 Proven Ways Walking Improves Your Brain
It might surprise you to hear that something as simple as walking can actually improve your brainpower. It doesn’t even have to be full-on power walking! Even a twenty- or thirty-minute walk during your lunch break can have a positive impact on your brain. Here are eight ways science has proven that walking is excellent…
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3 Ways to Supercharge Your Brain Power Through Exercise
You know exercise is good for your physical health, but did you know it’s also good for your brain? The latest neurological research has shown that there is a so-called ‘magic protein’ called Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) that has the power to supercharge your brain and improve your memory. And it is stimulated by cardiovascular…
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Can You Train Yourself to be More Compassionate?
Have you ever met someone with so much self compassion and wondered how you could be more like that? If so, you are not alone. Some people are born with the capacity of being compassionate not only to humans, but to pets, wildlife, and even nature. While compassion is a trait that is both biological…
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Selfie Love & Oversharing
Selfies are photos you take of yourself. Usually, people share their selfies on social media websites like Facebook and Instagram. Selfies can be a helpful way to track your weight loss, boost your mood, and even increase confidence. Yet there can be a dark side to selfies. Taking dozens of selfies while searching for the…
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Unfair Comparisons: The Social Connection
It doesn’t matter how old you are. On social media, it’s tempting to think that what you see is the whole story. But it’s important to remember that most social users are presenting a curated look at their life. It’s not that people on social media sites are trying to be deceptive. It’s just that…
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Where People Go Wrong With Setting Goals
Setting Goals is something that a lot of people simply don’t really understand. That is to say that they take the entire wrong approach to it, which in turn results in them never seeing the results that they hoped to see. There are lots of things we could improve about goal setting, but for now…
